Thursday, 27. May 2004
Welcome to the LTSN-01 update for May 2004
Please see http://www.ltsn-01.ac.uk for further details.
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Link of the month for June
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http://www.criticalmeasures.net/mccg/
Critical Measures.
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LTSN-01 News
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* LTSN-01 call for 2004/2005 mini-projects:
closing date 28th May 2004.
* 4 New AMEE guides downloadable from LTSN-01 website:
1) Standard setting in student assessment
2) The Use of Real Patients, Simulated Patients and
Simulators in Clinical Examinations
3) Managing change in a medical context
4) Outcome based education
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LTSN-01 Events
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*FREE LTSN-01 workshop:
Training mentors for supporting reflective practice
25th June, Edinburgh
*AMEE pre-conference workshop (sponsored by LTSN-01): Veterinary education: progressing from didactic teaching
Sunday 5 September at University of Edinburgh Medical School
*AMEE pre-conference workshop:
The changing environment in undergraduate dental education Sunday 5 September at University of Edinburgh Medical School
*Resources from LTSN-01 meeting 20/20 Vision: External
Clinical Placements now available to download.
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News
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*OIE to update Animal Outbreak Notification system
*The Times Good University Guide published
*Final GDC 'roadshows' for Professionals Complementary to
Dentistry education announced
* Professor Paul Flecknell is the new Vice-Chairman of
the Government's new National Centre for the Replacement,
Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
*'Veterinarians with Disabilities: An International
Issue' New paper by Anne Tynan published in the
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
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Consultations
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*JISC consultation: Should JISC continue to
fund the Cochrane library (Closing 7th June 2004)?
*Health Professions Council - consultation on
standards of education and training and
approvals processes (Closing date: 31st May 2004)
*Department of health / QAA - consultation on
partnership quality (Closing date: 4th June 2004)
*Higher Education Academy consultation - Towards
a framework of professional teaching standards (19th July)
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Funding opportunities - newly advertised
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*e-Tutor of the Year 2004 - LTSN/Higher Education Academy (1 July 2004)
*Assessing the impact of external quality assurance in higher
education institutions in England - HEFCE (9 July 2004)
*Chapman prize - British Orthodontic Society (31 December 2005)
*Houston research scholarship - British Orthodontic
Society (31 December 2005)
*Morth cases prize - British Orthodontic
Society (31 December 2005)
*Gunter Russell prize - British Orthodontic
Society (31 December 2005)
*Research and audit fund - British Orthodontic
Society (31 December 2005)
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Funding opportunities - forthcoming deadlines
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*Directory of resources to support doctors and
dentists after performance assessments - NHS
National Clinical Assessment Authority (14 June 2004)
*Educational Project Grants - Arthritis Research
Campaign (ARC) (28 June 2004)
*Small Grants - Dept of Health Scotland (30 June 2004)
*Circular 3/04: call for projects to develop
e-learning tools for learners and learning support
and tools for teachers - JISC (30 June 2004)
As always, comments on this bulletin gratefully received.
Kind regards
Susanne Young
LTSN-01
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